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| − | [[Image:Larus canus brachyrhynchus by bobsofpa.jpg|thumb|550px|right|adult summer<br />Photo by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}}<br />Denali National Park, [[Alaska]], [[USA]], July 2013]] | + | [[Image:Larus canus brachyrhynchus by bobsofpa.jpg|thumb|550px|right|adult summer<br />Photo © by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}}<br />Denali National Park, [[Alaska]], [[USA]], July 2013]] |
;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] brachyrhynchus | ;[[:Category:Larus|Larus]] brachyrhynchus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Larus canus brachyrhynchus juvs by Doc Duck.jpg|thumb|350px|right|juveniles<br />Photo © by {{user|Doc+Duck|Doc Duck}}<br />Anchorage, [[Alaska]], [[USA]], August 2014]] | ||
Length 38-41 cm, wingspan 100-120 cm, weight 325-495 g. <br /> | Length 38-41 cm, wingspan 100-120 cm, weight 325-495 g. <br /> | ||
Adult plumage similar to [[Common Gull]] but with less black on wingtips, head more heavily streaked and bill with less black smudging in winter; iris mid brown, sometimes yellowish. Structure differs more, with relatively longer wings and more rounded head; bill shorter and weaker, and with less black marking in winter. Juvenile plumage markedly different, with uniform dusky brown head and underside, much broader blackish-brown tail band (no white base), and browner wings. | Adult plumage similar to [[Common Gull]] but with less black on wingtips, head more heavily streaked and bill with less black smudging in winter; iris mid brown, sometimes yellowish. Structure differs more, with relatively longer wings and more rounded head; bill shorter and weaker, and with less black marking in winter. Juvenile plumage markedly different, with uniform dusky brown head and underside, much broader blackish-brown tail band (no white base), and browner wings. | ||
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Breeds in [[Alaska]] and western [[Canada]]; winters along west coast of North America from Alaska south to [[Baja California]], rare elsewhere in North America (but recorded east to Atlantic coast).<br /> | Breeds in [[Alaska]] and western [[Canada]]; winters along west coast of North America from Alaska south to [[Baja California]], rare elsewhere in North America (but recorded east to Atlantic coast).<br /> | ||
A scarce taxon, with a population of little over 10,000 pairs<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | A scarce taxon, with a population of little over 10,000 pairs<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | [[Image:SBGull_by_JMorlan.jpg|thumb|350px|right|First winter<br />Photo © by {{user|JMorlan|Joe Morlan}}<br />Pomponio State Beach, [[California]], [[USA]], 24 January 2021]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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- Larus brachyrhynchus
Identification
Length 38-41 cm, wingspan 100-120 cm, weight 325-495 g.
Adult plumage similar to Common Gull but with less black on wingtips, head more heavily streaked and bill with less black smudging in winter; iris mid brown, sometimes yellowish. Structure differs more, with relatively longer wings and more rounded head; bill shorter and weaker, and with less black marking in winter. Juvenile plumage markedly different, with uniform dusky brown head and underside, much broader blackish-brown tail band (no white base), and browner wings.
Distribution
Breeds in Alaska and western Canada; winters along west coast of North America from Alaska south to Baja California, rare elsewhere in North America (but recorded east to Atlantic coast).
A scarce taxon, with a population of little over 10,000 pairs[2].
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Olsen, K. M., & Larsson, H. (2003). Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Helm ISBN 978-0-7136-7087-5
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Short-billed Gull. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-billed_Gull
External Links
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